HPU encourages faculty, staff, and students to be aware of and respect the diverse religious observances of college community members when scheduling college-wide events, exams and other major academic assignments. The calendar below is not a comprehensive list of holy days, but it includes holidays of particular significance to traditions represented on campus. If you have suggestions for additions to this list, please contact Vice President & Minister to the University, Rev. Dr. Preston Davis.
2024-2025
| Ninja Column 1 | Ninja Column 2 | Ninja Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | Mahavir Jayanti birth of Lord Mahavir | Jainism |
| 1/7 | Bodhi Day Enlightenment of Buddha | Buddhism |
| 1/14 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib | Sikh |
| February | ||
| 2/26 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
| 2/28 - 3/30 | Ramadan 30 days honoring revelations to Prophet Muhammed | Islam |
| March | ||
| 3/5 | Ash Wednesday Beginning of Lent | Christian |
| 3/13- 3/14 | Purim celebration of the Jewish peoples deliverance from ancient Persian Empire | Judaism |
| 3/14 | Holi Festival of Color, Love, and Spring | Hindu |
| 3/15 | Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti | Hindu |
| April | ||
| 4/6 | Rama Navami | Hindu |
| 1/7 | Christmas - Eastern Orthodox | Eastern Orthodox |
| 4/12 - 4/20 | Pesach (Passover) | Judaism |
| 4/13 | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 4/17 | Maundy Thursday Last supper with Christ | Christian |
| 4/18 | Good Friday Crucifixion of Christ | Christian |
| 4/20 | Easter Resurrection of Christ | Christian |
| May | ||
| June | ||
| 6/6-6/7 | Eid al Adha Sacrifice Day | Islam |
| 6/8 | Pentecost Birth of the Church | Christian |
| July | ||
| 7/16 - 7/17 | Ashura | Islam |
| August | ||
| 11/2 | Birth of Bab cofounder of Baháʼí | Baháʼí |
| August | ||
| 26 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
| 8/31-9/7 | Paryushan | Jain |
| September | ||
| 9/15 - 9/16 | Mawlid-al-Nabi birthday of the prophet Muhammad | Islam |
| October | ||
| 10/2(sunset)-10/4 (sunset) | Rosh Hashanah New Year | Judaism |
| 10/11 (sunset) - 10/12(sunset) | Yom Kippur Day of Atonement | Judaism |
| 10/16 - 10/23 | Sukkot Festival of booths | Judaism |
| November | ||
| 11/1 | All Saints Day | Christianity |
| 11/1 | Diwali | Hinduism, Jain |
| Fall 2024 | Holy Days | Tradition |
| 11/3 | Birth of Baháúllah cofounder of Baháʼí | Baháʼí |
| 11/28 | Thanksgiving | Federal |
| December | ||
| 12/1 | Advent begins | Christian |
| 12/24 | Christmas Eve | Christian |
| 12/25 | Christmas Birth of Christ | Christian |
| 12/25 - 1/2 | Hanukkah | Judaism |
| 12/26-1/1 | Kwanzaa | |
| 12/31 | Watch Night | Christian |
| Spring 2025 | ||
| January | ||
| 1/6 | Epiphany Revelation of Christ as Son of God | Christian |
2025-2026
| Ninja Column 1 | Ninja Column 2 | Ninja Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Purim | Judaism |
| 26 | Khordad Sal | Zoroastrianism |
| 26 | Rama Navami | Hinduism |
| 20 | Nowruz | Zoroastrianism |
| 19-20 | Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
| 3/15 | Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti | Hindu |
| 3/14 | Holi Festival of Color, Love, and Spring | Hindu |
| 3/13- 3/14 | Purim celebration of the Jewish peoples deliverance from ancient Persian Empire | Judaism |
| 1-20 | Nineteen Day Fast | Baha'i |
| 29 | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| March | ||
| 18-19 | Ramakrishna Jayanti | Hinduism |
| 18 | Ash Wednesday Beginning of Lent | Christian |
| 2/17-3/18 | Ramadan 30 days honoring revelations to Prophet Muhammed | |
| 17 | Lunar New Year | Taoism |
| 15-16 | Maha Shivaratri | Hinduism |
| February | ||
| 12 | Pascha (Easter) | Orthodox |
| July | ||
| 25-26 | Ashura | Islam |
| June | ||
| 26-27 | Eid al Adha Sacrifice Day | Islam |
| 24 | Pentecost Birth of the Church | Christian |
| 1 | Vesak | Buddhism |
| May | ||
| 20-5/2 | Ridvan | Baha'i |
| 20 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib | Sikh |
| 10 | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| 5 | Easter Resurrection of Christ | Christian |
| 3 | Good Friday Crucifixion of Christ | Christian |
| 2 | Maundy Thursday Last supper with Christ | Christian |
| 1-9 | Pesach (Passover) | Judaism |
| April | ||
| 31 | Mahavir Jayanti birth of Lord Mahavir | Jainism |
| October | ||
| November | ||
| 23-24 | Birth of the Baha'u'llah | Baha'i |
| 22-23 | Birth of the Bab | Baha'i |
| 20 | Diwali | Hinduism, Jain |
| 15 | Simchat Torah | Judaism |
| 14 | Shemini Atzeret | Judaism |
| 6 (sunset)-13 (sunset) | Sukkot Festival of booths | Judaism |
| 1 (sunset) - 2(sunset) | Yom Kippur Day of Atonement | Judaism |
| 1 | All Saints Day | Christianity |
| 22(sunset)- 24(sunset) | Rosh Hashanah New Year | Judaism |
| September | ||
| 21-28 | Paryushan | Jain |
| 16-17 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
| 15 | Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin | Catholic/Christian |
| 2-3 | Tish B'Av | Judaism |
| August | ||
| Fall 2025 | Holy Days | Tradition |
| 27 | Thanksgiving | Federal |
| 30 | Advent begins | Christian |
| December | ||
| 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Catholic |
| 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhism |
| 14 (sunset)-22 (sunset) | Hanukkah | Judaism |
| 12/24 | Christmas Eve | Christian |
| 12/25 | Christmas Birth of Christ | Christian |
| 12/26-1/1 | Kwanzaa | |
| 12/31 | Watch Night | Christian |
| Spring 2026 | ||
| January | ||
| 6 | Epiphany Revelation of Christ as Son of God | Christian |
| 1/7 | Christmas - Eastern Orthodox | Eastern Orthodox |
| 13 | Maghi | Sikhism |